Stacker



(No Model.)

M. A. HEINLEN.

STAGKER.

Patented 001;. 25,1887.

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ATTORNEYS.

' UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

MARION A. HEINLEN,OF LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA.

STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3'72,147, dated October 25, 1887.

Application filed May 26, 1887. Serial No. 239,416. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARION ALBERT HEIN- LEN, of Lemoore, in the county of Tulare and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Stacker, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved stacker specially adapted for stacking hay or grain in the field, being simple and durable in construction, effective in operation, and easily moved about and set up in place.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of various parts and details and combinations of the same, as will befully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvement in a closed or folded position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same in a position ready for use. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation with parts broken out. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the derrick-arms with the post in section; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the guy-ropes and the fastening-plate.

A suitably-constructed derrick is provided with the truck-frame A, mounted on the wheels B and B, and adapted to be moved about by a team of horses hitched to the tongue 0. Centrally above the axle of the rear truckwheels, B, is placed the derrick base plate D, provided with trunnions at its ends, said trunn'ions being adapted to turn in suitable bearings formed on the side beams of the truck frame A. In the middle of the derrickbaseplate D is mounted to turn the derrick-post E, adapted to rest, when in a closed position, in a notch, F, formed in the middle of the U- shaped frame F, secured to the front part of the truck-frame A.

On the derrick-post Eis adapted to slide up and down the frame G, of suitable construction and connected at its upper end with one end of the chain H, passing over the pulley H, mounted near the upper end of the post E,and then the chainHpasses downward on the other side of the post E to a Windlass, I, of any approved construction, and mounted near the lower end of the post Eand a short distance above the truck-frame A.

On the frame G is secured the transverse pin G, on which is fulcrumed the derrick-arm J, to the outer end of which is fastened one end of the chain K, which passes over a pulley, K,

mounted on the post E, above the pulley H,

and then the chain K passes over the pulley K mounted at the inner end of the frame G, and then the chain passes to a Windlass, L, mounted opposite the Windlass I on the derrick-post E. On the outer end of the derrickarm J is also secured a downwardly-extending pulley, N, over which passes the rope O,which also passes over the pulley N, fulcrumed on the pin G, and then the rope passes over the pulley N hung on thelink P, supported by the arms P P, secured to the truck-frame A, and by a link, 1?, adapted to be secured to the stake P driven into the ground under the truck A.

From the upper end of the derrick-post E extends a pin, Q, on which is placed the triangular guy-plate R, to the arms of which are secured the guy-ropes S, S, and S extending downward and adapted to be secured to stakes driven in the ground, so as to hold the derrick in an upright position.

On the rear truck-wheels, B, operates the stacker is to be moved about from one place to another, then the derrick-post E rests in an inclined position on the frame F, as shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to erect the derrickpost E,then the guy-rope plate R is placed onthe pin Q, and the ropes S and S are extended to the sides of the truck and fastened to stakes driven in the ground. The other rope, S, is fastened in front of the truck A, at one side of the same, but is held in a slack position. The truck is then moved forward a short distance,

whereby the guy-ropes S and S cause the derrick-post E to swing upward on the forward motion of the truck until the post E is in a vertical position and the rope S is stretched very tight. The truck is then stopped by the operator applying the brake T to the rear wheels, B. The team used for pulling the machine is then attached to the lower end of the fork-rope O, and a fork of any approved construction is secured to the hook O of the rope O. The derrick-frame G is raised or lowered to any desired position by operating the windlass I, so that the chain H is wound up on or unwound from the said Windlass until the de sired position for the frame G is reached. The derrick-arm Jis then moved into a horizontal or an up-anddown inclined position by turning the windlass L, so that the chain Kis correspondingly wound up on or unwound from the drum or Windlass L until the desired position for the derrickarm J is attained. The fork and the rope O are then manipulated in the usual manner.

It will be seen that the stacker when in a closed position can be easily moved about from place to place, and when the derriek-post E is in an upright position, ready for work, then the truck is looked in position by applying the brake T, thus holding the truck secu rely in place. A stack of any desired height can be formed, as the derrick-arm can be moved up and down on the post E to any desired height. It will also be seen that the post E can turn on its base D, so as to give the necessary swinging motion to the fork and its load from the wagon to the stack, and vice versa. The guy-rope plate R and the ropes S, S, and permit such a motion, as the guyrope plate It is loosely mounted on the pin Q. The guy-ropes S, S, and S are extended sidewise sufficiently to permit the swinging motion of the frame G and the derrick-arm J.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a stacker, the combination. with a pivoted and swiveled derrick-post, of thesliding frame G, the derrick-arm J, pivoted to the said frame, and means for raising and lowering the said frame and swinging the derrickarm on its pivot, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a stacker, the combination, with a pivoted and swiveled derrickpost provided with pulleys H K at its upper end, and the windlasses I L, of the sliding frame G, provided with the pulley K the derrick-arn'l J, pivoted to the said frame G and provided with the pulleys N N, the rope H, secured to the frame G and to the Windlass I, the rope K, secured to the derrick-arm J and to the windlass L, and the fork-rope O, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. Ina stacker, the combination, with the truck A, a derrick mounted thereon, and the fork-rope O, of the arms P, he links I? I, and the pulley N on the link 1?, substantially as herein shown and described.

MARION A. HEINLEN.

\Vitnesses:

R. E. MoKnNNA, W. SMALLEY. 

